Question 1

Please define the following key terms.
- Philosophes

Accepted Answer

The term "philosophes" refers to a group

Question 2

Please define the following key terms.
- Economic botany

Accepted Answer

Economic botany is a field of study that

Question 3

Which of the following is true about The Encyclopedia,or Rational Dictionary of the Arts,Sciences and Crafts?

Accepted Answer

A) All of the answers are correct. 
B) As the Encyclopedia,it was the most important publishing project of the age. 
C) It was a compilation of all the works of the great Enlightenment thinkers. 
D) It emphasized a new form of universal knowledge. 
E) It allowed even those who were not in the salon circles to have access to Enlightenment ideas. 
A) All of the answers are correct. 
B) As the Encyclopedia,it was the most important publishing project of the age. 
C) It was a compilation of all the works of the great Enlightenment thinkers. 
D) It emphasized a new form of universal knowledge. 
E) It allowed even those who were not in the salon circles to have access to Enlightenment ideas.

Question 4

Which of the following statements describes the impact of the British settlements in Australia on the original inhabitants?

Accepted Answer

A) Worked on European ranches. 
B) All of the answers are correct. 
C) Became a subclass in cities 
D) Were devastated by European plagues 
E) Retreated into remote areas to escape British influences 
A) Worked on European ranches. 
B) All of the answers are correct. 
C) Became a subclass in cities 
D) Were devastated by European plagues 
E) Retreated into remote areas to escape British influences

Question 5

Which of the following is a part of Montesquieu's Spirit of the Laws?

Accepted Answer

A) Governments should have limitations. 
B) A rational distribution of power between the different levels of society is a must. 
C) There should be an independent judicial system. 
D) Advanced political systems would result in more freedoms. 
E) All of the answers are correct. 
A) Governments should have limitations. 
B) A rational distribution of power between the different levels of society is a must. 
C) There should be an independent judicial system. 
D) Advanced political systems would result in more freedoms. 
E) All of the answers are correct.

Question 6

Banks' drive to improve agriculture was

Accepted Answer

A) resisted by George III,who saw it as a waste of government money. 
B) not successful in selective breeding. 
C) intended to bring to agriculture the insights gained from scientific method. 
D) a failure in bringing more land under cultivation. 
E) not successful in increasing the productivity of existing farm lands. 
A) resisted by George III,who saw it as a waste of government money. 
B) not successful in selective breeding. 
C) intended to bring to agriculture the insights gained from scientific method. 
D) a failure in bringing more land under cultivation. 
E) not successful in increasing the productivity of existing farm lands.

Question 7

Please define the following key terms.
- Alexander MacKensie

Accepted Answer

Alexander Mackenzie (1764 – March 12, 18

Question 8

After his voyage on board the Endeavor,Banks

Accepted Answer

A) never traveled outside of Europe again. 
B) sailed once more on the Botany Bay. 
C) settled permanently in Australia. 
D) resigned from the Royal Society when they rejected his drawings. 
E) Become a professor of Botany at Oxford. 
A) never traveled outside of Europe again. 
B) sailed once more on the Botany Bay. 
C) settled permanently in Australia. 
D) resigned from the Royal Society when they rejected his drawings. 
E) Become a professor of Botany at Oxford.

Question 9

The foundation of the new science was based on

Accepted Answer

A) knowledge based on the Bible. 
B) rational inquiry. 
C) the power of the pope. 
D) the power of the monarchy. 
E) knowledge of why humanity had fallen from God's grace. 
A) knowledge based on the Bible. 
B) rational inquiry. 
C) the power of the pope. 
D) the power of the monarchy. 
E) knowledge of why humanity had fallen from God's grace.

Question 10

Please define the following key terms.
- Voltaire

Accepted Answer

Voltaire was the pen name of François-Ma

Question 11

Which of the great Enlightenment thinkers warned that cowardice stood in the way of new ideas?

Accepted Answer

A) Hobbes. 
B) Kant. 
C) Smith. 
D) Voltaire. 
E) Cavendish. 
A) Hobbes. 
B) Kant. 
C) Smith. 
D) Voltaire. 
E) Cavendish.

Question 12

Please define the following key terms.
- Deductive reasoning

Accepted Answer

The answer of Please define the following key terms.
- Deductive reasoning...

Question 13

Discuss the role of women during the Enlightenment.

Accepted Answer

During the Enlightenment, the role of wo

Question 14

Which of the following statements is associated with Smith's theory on economic productivity?

Accepted Answer

A) Subdivision of labor is more efficient than having one worker produce a product entirely by himself. 
B) All of the answers are correct. 
C) A nation should strive to produce a limited variety of goods. 
D) He believed there would be more wealth for all with a free market than with a mercantilist system. 
E) Free labor negotiated in the market would lead to more efficient production. 
A) Subdivision of labor is more efficient than having one worker produce a product entirely by himself. 
B) All of the answers are correct. 
C) A nation should strive to produce a limited variety of goods. 
D) He believed there would be more wealth for all with a free market than with a mercantilist system. 
E) Free labor negotiated in the market would lead to more efficient production.

Question 15

What was Joseph Banks' central goal of the mission of the Endeavor?

Accepted Answer

A) Colonialism. 
B) Sources of slavery. 
C) Trade. 
D) Scientific inquiry. 
E) Mapping the Atlantic Ocean. 
A) Colonialism. 
B) Sources of slavery. 
C) Trade. 
D) Scientific inquiry. 
E) Mapping the Atlantic Ocean.

Question 16

What prevented the British political system from becoming an absolute monarchy or despotism?

Accepted Answer

A) King George I was a German prince. 
B) The Scottish throne had been united with that of England to become Great Britain. 
C) Political parties were declining. 
D) The House of Commons was in the process of being reformed. 
E) The constitutional balance of power established in 1689 protected the political system. 
A) King George I was a German prince. 
B) The Scottish throne had been united with that of England to become Great Britain. 
C) Political parties were declining. 
D) The House of Commons was in the process of being reformed. 
E) The constitutional balance of power established in 1689 protected the political system.

Question 17

Please define the following key terms.
- James Cook

Accepted Answer

James Cook was a British explorer, navig

Question 18

How was the enlightened idea of surveying,measuring,mapping,and gathering new information carried to the New World?

Accepted Answer

The enlightened idea of surveying, measu

Question 19

The first ritual experienced by Joseph Banks with the Tahitians appeared to be one of peace and included which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) all of the answers are correct. 
B) the approach of the Tahitians in an almost "hands and knees" crawl. 
C) giving green boughs to members of the crew. 
D) scraping a clean area in the ground. 
E) dropping of boughs from both natives and Englishmen into the scraped area. 
A) all of the answers are correct. 
B) the approach of the Tahitians in an almost "hands and knees" crawl. 
C) giving green boughs to members of the crew. 
D) scraping a clean area in the ground. 
E) dropping of boughs from both natives and Englishmen into the scraped area.

Question 20

While Descartes' philosophy was based on introspection,Francis Bacon did not

Accepted Answer

A) base his knowledge on experimentation. 
B) use an inductive approach to science. 
C) believe in carefully controlled observations. 
D) eliminate God from his studies. 
E) feel that if one starts with a certainty,one will end in doubt. 
A) base his knowledge on experimentation. 
B) use an inductive approach to science. 
C) believe in carefully controlled observations. 
D) eliminate God from his studies. 
E) feel that if one starts with a certainty,one will end in doubt.

Exam 21: European Science and the Foundations of Modern Imperialism, 1600 - 1820

Please define the following key terms. - Philosophes

Please define the following key terms. - Economic botany

Which of the following is true about The Encyclopedia,or Rational Dictionary of the Arts,Sciences and Crafts?

Which of the following statements describes the impact of the British settlements in Australia on the original inhabitants?

Which of the following is a part of Montesquieu's Spirit of the Laws?

Banks' drive to improve agriculture was

Please define the following key terms. - Alexander MacKensie

After his voyage on board the Endeavor,Banks

The foundation of the new science was based on

Please define the following key terms. - Voltaire

Which of the great Enlightenment thinkers warned that cowardice stood in the way of new ideas?

Please define the following key terms. - Deductive reasoning

Discuss the role of women during the Enlightenment.

Which of the following statements is associated with Smith's theory on economic productivity?

What was Joseph Banks' central goal of the mission of the Endeavor?

What prevented the British political system from becoming an absolute monarchy or despotism?

Please define the following key terms. - James Cook

How was the enlightened idea of surveying,measuring,mapping,and gathering new information carried to the New World?

The first ritual experienced by Joseph Banks with the Tahitians appeared to be one of peace and included which of the following?

While Descartes' philosophy was based on introspection,Francis Bacon did not

The Peopling of the World, to 4000 BCE

The First Complex Societies in the Eastern Mediterranean, ca 4000 - 550 BCE

Ancient India and the Rise of Buddhism, 2600 BCE- 100 Ce

Blueprint for Empire: China, 1200 BCE- 220 Ce

The Americas and the Islands of the Pacific, to 1200 Ce

New Empires in Iran and Greece, 2000 BCE- 651 Ce

The Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity, 509 BCE- 476 Ce

Hindu and Buddhist States and Societies in Asia, 100 - 1000

Islamic Empires of Western Asia and Africa, 600 - 1258

The Multiple Centers of Europe, 500 - 1000

Expanding Trade Networks in Africa and India, 1000 - 1500

Chinas Commercial Revolution, ca900 - 1276

Europes Commercial Revolution, 1000 - 1400

The Mongols and Their Successors, 1200 - 1500

Maritime Expansion in the Atlantic World, 1400 - 1600

Maritime Expansion in Afro-Eurasia, 1500 - 1700

Religion, politics, and the Balance of Power in Western Eurasia, 1500 - 1750

Empires, colonies, and Peoples of the Americas, 1600 - 1750

The Atlantic System: Africa, the Americas, and Europe, 1550 - 1807

Empires in Early Modern Asia, 1650 - 1818

Revolutions in the West, 1750 - 1830

The Industrial Revolution and European Politics, 1780 - 1880

China, japan, and India Confront the Modern World, 1800 - 1910

State Building and Social Change in the Americas, 1830 - 1895

The New Imperialism in Africa and Southeast Asia, 1830 - 1914

War, revolution, and Global Uncertainty, 1905 - 1928

Responses to Global Crisis, 1920 - 1939

The Second World War and the Origins of the Cold War, 1939 - 1949

The Cold War and Decolonization 1949 - 1975

Toward a New World Order, 1975 - 2000

Voyage Into the Twenty-First Century

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